Liverpool is "no longer the same" after Philippe Coutinho's transfer to Barcelona, says the Brazilian's former Reds team-mate Roberto Firmino.

Coutinho finally completed his £142million move to the Catalan side on Monday following a protracted saga stretching back to last summer, report the Liverpool Echo .

The move came after Liverpool reluctantly agreed to let him have his dream move, but it means Coutinho and Firmino will no longer be club team-mates after striking up a great understanding both on and off the pitch.

Firmino made Coutinho his best man when he married his long-term girlfriend Larissa Peereira in Maceio in Brazil last summer. Their families were often seen out socialising together in Liverpool.

The pair struck up a close friendship at Anfield (Image: PA)

Firmino admits the 25-year-old will be sorely missed.

"Liverpool is no longer the same without you my magical brother," Firmino posted on Facebook.